diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 26c7a9a6c..c510e3856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ jobs:
           - name: Build kitty package
             run: python .github/workflows/ci.py package
 
-          - name: Build kitty
-            run: python setup.py build --debug
-
           - name: Run type checking
             run: which python && ./test.py type-check